Missouri football has had a couple close calls. The Tigers had to come from behind to beat a ranked Boston College team Sept. 14, but probably could have had that one-score game finished earlier. Then, Mizzou went all the way to double-overtime before seeing off Vanderbilt last Saturday. No. 11-ranked Missouri is surviving, but it isn’t quite thriving. Busted coverages …
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9 players Missouri State football has developed into building blocks for Conference USA future
Not much will get Missouri State football coach Ryan Beard more excited than talking about the growth in his younger players as he looks to the future of his program. It’s hard to blame him. In the transfer portal era of college athletics, Beard continues to preach that Missouri State is a “grassroots program” and the development of younger players …
Read More »Georgia football coach Kirby Smart sizes up facing Alabama without Nick Saban
For the seventh time as Georgia football coach, Kirby Smart is preparing to take his team to battle against Alabama, the college game’s standard bearer that his program has caught up to in its winning ways. This time is different because Kalen DeBoer will be on the Alabama sideline Saturday night as head coach wearing a headset in his first …
Read More »Procter: Travis Hunter won’t win the Heisman. Colorado’s two-way star deserves his own award
Sep 21, 2024; Boulder, Colorado, USA; Colorado Buffaloes wide receiver Travis Hunter (12) before the game against the Baylor Bears at Folsom Field. Travis Hunter is the gift to college football that just keeps on giving. It’s time for college football to return the favor. Through four weeks of the season, people are beginning to realize just how large the …
Read More »What channel is Army football at Temple? Time, TV info for Black Knights at Owls
Army heads to Philadelphia … and isn’t playing Navy. The City of Brotherly Love has been the main home for the annual Army-Navy Classic, but this early season trip has the Black Knights taking on the Temple Owls. The Black Knights (3-0) will play their second road game of the season. Army is coming off a 37-14 win over Rice …
Read More »‘Chip on our shoulder.’ Notre Dame football aims to force Louisville into rare turnovers
SOUTH BEND — Louisville, ranked No. 17 nationally in the US LBM Coaches Poll, has yet to commit a turnover through three convincing wins. Notre Dame football, ranked No. 14, intends to change that on Saturday. “It does give us a chip on our shoulder,” All-America safety Xavier Watts said after Tuesday’s practice. “That’s something you pay attention to. Obviously, …
Read More »Coach Prime offers injury updates on Dallan Hayden, Chidozie Nwankwo
. Colorado football running back Dallan Hayden and defensive lineman Chidozie Nwankwo are expected to play on Saturday against the 3-0 UCF Knights. During CU head coach Deion Sanders’ weekly press conference, he offered injury updates on the two players, starting with Nwankwo. The senior Houston transfer injured his forearm against Nebraska in Week 2. Buckeyes Wire Hayden was missed …
Read More »CBS Sports projects Michigan football to College Football Playoff after Week 4
Photo: Isaiah Hole After Michigan football beat USC this past week, ESPN has the Wolverines as one of its first four out. However, CBS Sports’ resident prognosticator, Jerry Palm, sees things differently. According to Palm, the maize and blue have officially entered his 12-team College Football Playoff projection coming in at No. 10. Ironically enough, Palm credits the schedule as …
Read More »Lakeland football follows two scripts, challenges pair of records in rout of Lake Gibson
LAKELAND — Lakeland waited out rain delays in three of its first four games, but played Lake Gibson on Tuesday night to avoid another weather delay as Tropical Storm Helene continues to churn towards the state. And ducking the weather, perhaps, the only part of the script that Lakeland did not follow during Tuesday night’s district tilt. The Dreadnaughts actually …
Read More »Georgia vs. Alabama game preview, Will Howard’s Heisman hopes & USC ranked too low?
This embedded content is not available in your region. Caroline Fenton, Jason Fitz & Adam Breneman get you ready for the biggest game of college football Week 5: Georgia vs. Alabama. Does it mean more for Kalen DeBoer to prove he’s the right man to lead the Crimson Tide? Or is all the pressure on Kirby Smart to finally get …
Read More »Michigan State football kickoff vs. Ohio State pushed back to 7:30 p.m.
Michigan State football announced a slightly new kickoff time for the home showdown against No. 3 Ohio State on Saturday. On Tuesday, Michigan State announced a new kickoff time scheduled for 7:30 p.m., pushing it back from the originally scheduled time of 7 p.m. It will still be exclusively aired on Peacock, NBC’s streaming affiliate. Michigan State (3-1) is looking …
Read More »Lincoln Riley confident USC offensive line can be ‘damn good’ despite Michigan loss
Michigan defensive lineman Mason Graham (55) moves past the USC offensive line and closes in on Trojans quarterback Miller Moss last Saturday at Michigan Stadium. USC coach Lincoln Riley is confident the Trojans’ line will improve. (Joe Robbins / Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) The left tackle was cramping. The right guard was benched. The new right tackle was playing …
Read More »Why Jalen Milroe is the X-factor in Alabama vs. Georgia | College Football Power Hour
Yahoo Sports’ Caroline Fenton, Jason Fitz and Adam Breneman look ahead to this Saturday’s monster SEC showdown in Tuscaloosa. Hear the full conversation on the “College Football Power Hour” podcast – and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube or wherever you listen. View more Video Transcript I’ll say this fit that as I looked at the, this matchup trying to …
Read More »Blangiardi assembles team to try to gain admittance into Pac-12 for Hawaii football
CRAIG T. KOJIMA / CKOJIMA @STARADVERTISER.COM Mayor Rick Blangiardi speaks on Sept. 8. 1 /2 CRAIG T. KOJIMA / CKOJIMA @STARADVERTISER.COM Mayor Rick Blangiardi speaks on Sept. 8. MARCO GARCIA /SPECIAL TO THE STAR-ADVERTISER Hawaii quarterback Brayden Schager makes a pass against the Northern Iowa Panthers on Saturday. 2 /2 MARCO GARCIA /SPECIAL TO THE STAR-ADVERTISER Hawaii quarterback Brayden Schager …
Read More »Penn State football analyst Frank Leonard enjoys being James Franklin’s sidekick
The guy who lives above James Franklin’s garage isn’t a crazy uncle who’s down on his luck. He’s Frank Leonard, a Penn State football analyst who’s as close to Franklin as anyone who works inside the Lasch Building. They’ve known each other for more than 25 years, first meeting on the recruiting trail when Leonard was an assistant at Richmond …
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